Flickr Foundation
The Flickr Foundation is an organisation created to keep Flickr pictures visible for 100 years. I was employed as their initial Tech Lead from October 2023 to July 2025, and I set up the initial infrastructure for tools like Flickypedia, the Commons Explorer, and Data Lifeboat.
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Today was my last day at the Flickr Foundation
I already have a new job lined up, but I’m taking a bit of a break first.
Flickr Foundation at iPres 2024
In September, I went to Belgium for a digital preservation conference. I wrote about what I learnt and what I saw for the Flickr.org blog.
Putting history on the map
Antarctic explorers, northern factories, and Hawaiian industry – I wrote about some of the photos I found using the interactive map in the Flickr Commons Explorer.
Improving millions of files on Wikimedia Commons with Flickypedia Backfillr Bot
The new bot improves metadata for Flickr photos on Wikimedia Commons, and makes it easier to find out which photos have been copied across.
The surprising utility of a Flickr URL parser
I made a library that knows how to read lots of different forms of Flickr.com URL, and I used
hyperlinkto do it.The new Flickr Commons Explorer
A new way to browse the photos in the Flickr Commons programme.